Wood has career-high 31 as Wolfpack upset Seminoles

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Scott Wood couldn't make a basket in warmups. That didn't stop him from shooting once the game started.

The freshman scored a career-high 31 points to lead North Carolina State to an 88-81 upset of No. 25 Florida State on Tuesday night, spoiling the Atlantic Coast Conference home opener for the Seminoles.

"The last five minutes in warmups I couldn't hit a shot," Wood said. "At least I came out hitting."

Wood, who twice scored 38 points in high school, drew his largest ovation of the night when he finally missed, a free throw actually, late in the game.

He admitted that he was, to use an old sports cliche, "unconscious."

"Even a couple shots I took I thought 'why am I shooting this?' And they just went in. I'm just like 'alright, just keep puttin' it up there,' " he said. "Once you have that confidence you feel you can hit anything."

Three quick baskets by Wood, including a go-ahead layup, keyed an early 16-1 run that gave N.C. State a 23-12 lead as Florida State went 6:33 between field goals. The Wolfpack never trailed afterward, building their largest lead at 48-35 on a Dennis Horner 3-point shot early in the second half.

Chris Singleton scored 15 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to lead Florida State (13-4 1-2) which lost its second league game in three days.